#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Sixto Rodriguez has passed away
Legendary 'Sugar Man' singer Rodriguez has passed away, Wayde van Niekerk to lead SA's charge at World Championships, and much more...
Good morning, KZN.
Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Thursday morning...
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1.
Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, the legendary singer-songwriter known only by his surname, has died at 81.
Read more: Sixto "Sugarman" Rodriguez is dead
2.
A one-year-old has been removed from his mother's custody in Johannesburg after a video of a woman kicking and trampling over him went viral.
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3.
Wayde van Niekerk has been named as arguably the biggest drawcard for Team South Africa at the upcoming World Championships in Hungary.
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4.
Evacuations are underway across Hawaii’s Big Island and Maui as wildfires have damaged structures, prompted rescues, and even spurred some to jump into the ocean to escape danger.
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5.
A Texas woman mowing her lawn was attacked by a snake and hawk... at the same time! A snake was dropped from the grasp of a hawk in the sky and wrapped itself around the woman’s arm, then the bird tried to retrieve it.
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